Congress is on the verge of addressing the duplication of benefits rule that’s prevented thousands of 2016 flood victims from receiving federal grants through the Louisiana Restore Homeowners Assistance Program. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the legislation should be sent to the President later this week….
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The new deadline to fill out the homeowner survey at restore-dot-la-dot-gov is October 19th.

Governor Edwards and LSU President F King Alexander were in north Louisiana today to finalize the agreement for Oschner Health System to take over as the manager of safety-net hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe. Alexander says the deal should end the rumors that the LSU Medical School in Shreveport will close…
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A 32-year-old Catahoula Parish man lost his life during a police chase. State Police spokesperson Michael Reichardt says 32-year-old Uel Beard of Jonesville didn’t pull over when an officer attempted a traffic stop on him Saturday morning on Highway 566…
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Reichardt says Beard’s motorcycle sideswiped a jeep and he died at the scene.

Sabine Parish Sheriff Ronny Richardson says 37-year-old Leo Mitchell of Many attempted to steal an ATM kiosk when he drove a stolen vehicle into a grocery store. The rear end of the vehicle ended up in the store, but Mitchell was unsuccessful in stealing the ATM machine. Richardson says Mitchell was caught a short time later and faces several charges…
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Mitchell already has an extensive criminal history.